Who banned Christmas in England between 1647 and 1660?
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Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger
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Cromwell banned Christmas as people would have known it then. By the C17th, Christmas had become a holiday of celebration and enjoyment - especially after the problems caused by the civil war. Cromwell wanted it returned to a religious celebration where people thought about the birth of Jesus rather than ate and drank too much. In London, soldiers were ordered to go round the streets and take, by force if necessary, food being cooked for a Christmas celebration. The smell of a goose being cooked could bring trouble. Traditional Christmas decorations like holly were banned.
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Puritanical ruler
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mushroom The puritans also weren't too fond of Christmas celebration when they came here. They felt it was more godly to burn witches than celebrate Christ.
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never heard of christmas being banned
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